function checkForm()
	{
	
	if(document.theForm.title.value=='')
	{
       alert("Please give your poem a Title.");
      return false;
	
	  }
	  if(document.theForm.category.value=='')
	{
      alert("Please select your Poem category.");
      return false;
	
	  }
	  
	  if(document.theForm.textarea1.value<=""){
     alert("Please enter your Poem.")
     return false;   
   
   }  
   
   var maxChar = 2500;
   if (document.theForm.textarea1.value.length > maxChar) {
     diff=document.theForm.textarea1.value.length - maxChar;
     if (diff>1){
       diff = diff + " characters";
	
	 }
    
	 else{
       diff = diff + " character";
	 }
    
	 alert("Your poem must be 2500 characters or less. \n" + "Please reduce your poem by " + diff);
     return (false);
    
	}	
	
	if(document.theForm.firstname.value=='')
	{
	  alert("Please enter a valid First Name.");
      return false;
	  
	  }	
	
	if(document.theForm.lastname.value=='')
	{
      alert("Please enter a valid Last Name.");
      return false;
	 
	  }
	
	if(document.theForm.address1.value=='')
	{
      alert("Please enter a valid Address.");
      return false;
	
	  }	
	if(document.theForm.city.value=='')
	
	{
      alert("Please enter a valid City.");
      return false;
	
	  }	
	
	if(document.theForm.state.value=='')
	{
      alert("Please enter a valid State.");
      return false;
	
	  }	
	
	if(document.theForm.zip.value=='')
	{
      alert("Please enter a valid Zip code.");
      return false;
	
	  }		
	
	  if(document.theForm.fromemail.value=='')
	{
      alert("Please enter a valid Email.");
      return false;
	
	  }	
	  

}